Improvement in bee-hive



u To `all whom it ma/,l/ concern! l @linktips CHARLES n. sPAULnING,or-THEnEsA, NEW Youri.- `Lemire 15mm No. sance', dated rug/y 11, 1869;antedmanmi e, 1869.

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Be it known that 1,0HARLns E. SPAULDLNG, of Theresa, in the county ofJeiferson, and State of New AYo`rk,`have invented a new and improvedBee-Hive;

and-.I do hereby declare `that the following is a full, clear, Aandexact 'description thereof, which will enable 4thoseskilled in the artto make and use the same, ref- Verence beingA had to the accompanyingdrawings, forrning part of this specification, in whichy Figure 1 is aperspective view;

Figure 2, vertical section; and

Figures-Sand 4 are detail views; v

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the gures. f i

This invention relates to certain newand useful improvements in beehiveswhereby convenience .and security, are combined in a great degree withsimplicity and neatness of construction; and

It consists in securing the hive against unauthorized intrusions, bylocking in a'central shaft, so as to bind all the parts together; also,in makingthe honey-boxes of Aa roundform, to conform more nearly tothenatural depositories of the wild bee; 1 also, in making the upper andlower parts of the hive revolving, with relation to each other, by whichmeans vcommunication i is cutoff or restored between the said upper andlower parts of thethivc with the greatestlfacility; also, in suchconstruction that the lower hoop or Wall of the hive shall revolve onits bed to open or close the cntrance. to the hive, as hereinafter morefully explained.

In the accompanying drawings- A is the top, or roof;

. B is a horizontal diaphragm, or partition;` and4 G is the bottom ofthe hive. lhese parts areof a circular form, and are neatly turned out4by lathe-work. n D D are the honey-boxes, and E is the hive, or home ofthe bees.

The hoopa is secured to the cover A, and forms the chamber for holdingthe honey-boxes D D, lig. 2.

Between the diaphragm B and bottom, O, is an out-l side'hoo'p, i,.and aninner hoop, or wall, g. The hoop j' rests in a groove, o, in the bottom,and is `free to be turned in saidgroove.

The hoop, or inner.. wall g', remains fixed, or does not turn on thebottom, G', and is provided with a head, or disk G. f n i A shaft, H,passes down through the centre'of all theparts, and has a screw-thread,h, `upon itslower end, which screws into the bottom, 0,3an`d binds theparts together.

The entrance-of the .hive'ds made by notching the l hoops f andy, asseen at m, iig. l, and by channels. cutin the upper face `of the bottom,as seen by 'n "n, l g. 3.

Toopen 'these entrances, the hoop f is turned in the groove c c, s thatthe notches 'm engage with the channels /h in the bottom; and to closethem, said notches are turned aside li'om the channels-n by rfc--yvolving the hoop f. 1

The chamber E communicates with the honeyeboxes, by means of holes k k,through the head G and diaphragm B.

To close these communications,'or passages, the dlaphragm B is revolved,by taking those in G, and the passages are closed; and by regage, andthe passages are opened.

.The head G is provided'with a peg, or stop fr, which lworks in a shortgroove in B, 15o-stop the revolving turning B to its ,formerpositiom theholes k again en-v motion of B at the proper point to make the holes kThe two hoops, `fand g, make a double wall for the chamber E, and thehive is not easily penetrated by cold.

To secure the hive against thieves, Ste., the shaft H l is locked'in bya padlock, s,.at .its lower end.

The hoop f is'provided with handles, c c, g. 1, for turning it. Y

Suitable provision is made for ventilation, as usual.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new., and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv 1. The shaft H h, in connection with vtheremovable upper chamber. a, hive E, and lock s, substantially as i andfor the purpose herein described.

2. The revolving hoop j, in connection with bottom O'c n, for openingand closing the entrances to the"` hive, substantially asset forth.

3. The shaft H, revolving upper chamber a, boxes D, revolving hoop f,and lower chamber E, having a covering-tube, t', and double walls g f,all constructed, arranged, and operated as and for the purpose herein-set forth.

The above specication of my invention, signed 'by me, this 5th day ofFebruary, 1869.

oHAs. E. SPAULDING.

y Witnesses:

I. L. HUNTINGTON, E. A.

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